Eugene Russell Smith was a professional
football
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player during the early years of the
National Football League
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with the
Chicago Staleys/Bears,
Canton Bulldogs,
Milwaukee Badgers
The Milwaukee Badgers was a professional American football team, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Mi ...
,
Cleveland Bulldogs
The Cleveland Bulldogs were a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. They were originally called the Indians in 1923, not to be confused with the Cleveland Indians NFL franchise in 1922. However, after team owner S ...
,
Detroit Panthers and
Hammond Pros
The Hammond Pros from Hammond, Indiana played in the National Football League from 1920 to 1926 as a traveling team.
History
The Pros were established by local businessman Paul Parduhn and Dr. Alva Young. Young, a boxing promoter and owner of ...
. Smith won NFL championships with the Staleys in
1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
, the Canton Bulldogs in
1923 and the Cleveland Bulldogs in
1924. He played a total of 50 games in the NFL.
Notes
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1890s births
People from Carbondale, Illinois
Players of American football from Illinois
Canton Bulldogs players
Chicago Bears players
Chicago Staleys players
Cleveland Bulldogs players
Detroit Panthers players
Hammond Pros players
Milwaukee Badgers players
1958 deaths
Illinois Fighting Illini football players
Navy Midshipmen football players
Southern Illinois Salukis football players
Military personnel from Illinois